Peter Van Valkenburgh

@valkenburgh
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@valkenburgh on Twitter. Director of research at Coin Center. Board member at Zcash Foundation. For electronic cash, saturated fats, and bisonism. Against car centric urban planning, seed oils, and the surveillance state.

So much this. Imo constitutional rights and ancient private law principles of property, contract, and tort are the more important half of an open society than elections and representation. Both halves are important but democracy is a necessary and not at all sufficient condition.

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An observation: It’s interesting how people say “democracy” when they obviously mean “liberalism.” Is it really such a dirty word?

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/brianlfrye/status/1620311399284248576

Brian L. Frye on Twitter

“An observation: It’s interesting how people say “democracy” when they obviously mean “liberalism.” Is it really such a dirty word?”

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Directing for Broadway (low variance every day) is different than directing for Hollywood (high variance once). Similarly, managing for factories (low variance every day) is different than directing for software products (high variance once).

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/sebasbensu/status/1617634828735905792

Sebastian Bensusan on Twitter

“Directing for Broadway (low variance every day) is different than directing for Hollywood (high variance once). Similarly, managing for factories (low variance every day) is different than directing for software products (high variance once).”

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Is this conservative?

Masterful thread on the evidence against seed oils.

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Seed oils appear to cause obesity due to their high content of a specific type of fat called linoleic acid, a type of omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA).

Here are some of the randomized controlled trials in humans that link seed oils & linoleic acid to disease and weight gain 👇

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/jeffnobbs/status/1618653988110606338

Jeff Nobbs on Twitter

“Seed oils appear to cause obesity due to their high content of a specific type of fat called linoleic acid, a type of omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA). Here are some of the randomized controlled trials in humans that link seed oils & linoleic acid to disease and weight gain 👇”

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Seed oils appear to cause obesity due to their high content of a specific type of fat called linoleic acid, a type of omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA).

Here are some of the randomized controlled trials in humans that link seed oils & linoleic acid to disease and weight gain 👇

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/jeffnobbs/status/1618653988110606338

Jeff Nobbs on Twitter

“Seed oils appear to cause obesity due to their high content of a specific type of fat called linoleic acid, a type of omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA). Here are some of the randomized controlled trials in humans that link seed oils & linoleic acid to disease and weight gain 👇”

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weird medieval guys on Twitter

“disgust, france, 15th century”

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They tore down a neoclassical dome to build a highway and all the hospital grounds became parking lots. I wonder if this negatively affected the quality of care...

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This is what became of the main hospital area of Providence. Car dependency has made places unrecognizable. (the 1930s to Today)

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Hayden Clarkin on Twitter

“This is what became of the main hospital area of Providence. Car dependency has made places unrecognizable. (the 1930s to Today)”

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The phenomenon of childless adult Bluey fans probably has less to do with the infantilization of adult life and more to do with a latent desire to be a parent despite cultural pressure to value career and personal satisfaction over family.
Damon Lindelof's The Leftovers hits different after COVID. Now is the perfect time to watch or rewatch this underappreciated masterpiece of the golden age of television.